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Supreme Court Shows Interest In ERISA Pleading Standard Circuit Split

Earlier this year, ERISA fiduciary breach defendant Parker-Hannifin filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court that, if granted, could settle a circuit split created by the Sixth Circuit...

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality Of Affordable Care Act Preventive Care Advisory Panel

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a 6–3 decision upholding the constitutionality of an advisory panel that chooses the benefits to be included in the Affordable Care Act's preventive benefits package.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

This Week From The Hill (August 3 – 9, 2025)

The Trump Administration has been highlighting a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that established "Trump Accounts" for children under 18 and created a pilot...

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Post Loper Bright, Courts Differ On How To Handle Skidmore

For 40 years, courts applied the precedent set by the United States Supreme Court in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. National Resources Defense Council, Inc. by deferring to administrative agency interpretations...

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Misclassification Of Employees In California As Independent Contractors

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Madison Law

DOJ Issues Sweeping Guidance On DEI Programs

United States Employment

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Arnold & Porter

PAID Back: DOL Revives Voluntary Self-Audit Program

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

How To Conduct A Fair And Legal Employee Termination In 2025

United States Employment

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Judge Approves Historic $69M Settlement In UnitedHealth 401(k) Suit

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

DOJ Releases Memo Regarding Unlawful Discrimination By Federal Funding Recipients

United States Employment

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Before You Act: 4 Steps For Legal And HR Teams Responding To Employee Disloyalty Or Misconduct

United States Employment

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Does An Employer Have Recourse When A Whistleblower Steals Confidential Information?

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

DOJ Defines "Illegal DEI," Warns Recipients Of Federal Funds To Take Notice

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

The Seventh Circuit Raises The Bar For Conditional Certification Under The FLSA And The ADEA

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

Protectionism Or Free Trade?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

From Copyright Case To AI Data Crisis: How The New York Times v. OpenAI Reshapes Companies' Data Governance And EDiscovery Strategy

United States Technology

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

New Montana State Income And Property Taxes For 2025 & 2026

United States Tax

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Parsons Behle & Latimer

Is The Economy Shifting? Ankura's July 2025 U.S. Economic Tracker Reveals Key Trends

United States Strategy

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

ALERT: Key Tax Provisions Provided For In "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

United States Employment

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Dilworth Paxson LLP

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Contract of Employment

DOJ Guidance Aims To Clarify "Illegal Dei," Raising The Stakes For Potential Investigations And Enforcement

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum on 29 July 2025 titled "Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination" (Memorandum) that provides new...

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K&L Gates LLP

Department Of Justice Offers Further Guidance Regarding Unlawful Discrimination And DEI

On July 30, 2025, the Department of Justice released a memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi to all federal agencies providing guidance for recipients of federal funding regarding unlawful discrimination.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Florida's CHOICE Act Enacted: Helping Employers Read Between The Lines Of The New Non-Compete Law

Florida's CHOICE Act diverges sharply from national trends, expanding rather than restricting employers' power to safeguard their business interests.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Employment Tip Of The Month – August 2025

United States Employment

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Employee Or Contractor? Why Your Rental Company Needs To Get It Right

United States Tax

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MGO CPA LLP

My Employee Is On An Extended Leave-Do I Continue Their Health Insurance?

United States Employment

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Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer

Newsletter On Health, Safety And Working Conditions – France | First Semester 2025

Worldwide Employment

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Dechert

Summary Of SB 25-083: Changes To Non-Compete Agreements In Colorado

United States Employment

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Kutak Rock LLP

Competing Non-competes: The Polarizing Developments Of New York And Florida's Non-compete Laws

United States Employment

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Torys LLP

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Diversity Programs Could Mean Defunding, New Attorney General Memorandum Warns

Federal law has long required recipients of federal funds to comply with anti-discrimination laws. Over the last decade, initiatives under the label Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ("DEI") became a widespread...

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Bracewell

DOJ Issues Sweeping Guidance On DEI Programs

Last week, Attorney General Bondi released what is arguably the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) most comprehensive guidance on its view of the legality of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs.

United States Employment

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Arnold & Porter

How To Conduct A Fair And Legal Employee Termination In 2025

Ongoing economic uncertainty is forcing many companies to make tough decisions, which includes lowering staff levels. The legal landscape on both the state and federal level also...

United States Employment

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

DOJ Releases Memo Regarding Unlawful Discrimination By Federal Funding Recipients

United States Employment

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Goodwin Procter LLP

DOJ Defines "Illegal DEI," Warns Recipients Of Federal Funds To Take Notice

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

The Seventh Circuit Raises The Bar For Conditional Certification Under The FLSA And The ADEA

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

Attorney General Issues New Guidance To Federal Agencies Concerning Its Interpretation Of "Unlawful Discrimination"

United States Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

DOJ's Roadmap For Federally Funded Entities And DEI

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Attorney General Memo To Federal Agencies Provides Further Insight Into "Illegal" DEI Programs

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

This Week From The Hill (August 3 – 9, 2025)

The Trump Administration has been highlighting a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that established "Trump Accounts" for children under 18 and created a pilot...

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Judge Approves Historic $69M Settlement In UnitedHealth 401(k) Suit

A federal judge has given final approval to a historic $69 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over UnitedHealth Group's 401(k) plan.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Senators Urge DOL To Reinstate Cryptocurrency Guidance For 401(k) Plans

Under former President Joe Biden, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a warning to fiduciaries in 2022 about the potential hazards of adding a cryptocurrency option to their 401(k) plans.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

New Tax-favored Benefit For Employees With Children

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

This Week From The Hill (July 27 – August 2, 2025)

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Harnessing AI Under ERISA: A Compliance And Oversight Guide For Retirement And Health Plan Fiduciaries

United States Technology

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Simplified Option For Correcting Certain Retirement Plan Failures

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Policy Week In Review – July 25, 2025

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

DOJ Expands Whistleblower Program To Include Corporate Immigration Violations

United States Immigration

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Barnes & Thornburg

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

How To Conduct A Fair And Legal Employee Termination In 2025

Ongoing economic uncertainty is forcing many companies to make tough decisions, which includes lowering staff levels. The legal landscape on both the state and federal level also...

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Is The Adjudication Process Unfair?

On 17 June 2025 the Adjudication Society held a panel discussion, hosted by BCLP, looking at whether the adjudication process is unfair to employers, main contractors or subcontractors or does it just feel that way.

United States Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Before The Layoff: Key Legal And Strategic Considerations For Employers

Layoffs are among the most difficult decisions an employer can face, fraught with legal, operational and emotional complexity...

United States Employment

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Cohen & Buckmann

First Circuit Concludes Employee's Wrongful Termination, Other State Law Claims Are Preempted By Federal Law

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Montana Law Provides Employment Protections For Volunteer Emergency Responders

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Labor, Employment And Employee Benefits Legal Update

United States Employment

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Mirick O'Connell

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Class And Collective Action Trends — What You Need To Protect, Defend . . . And Avoid Being Sued (Video)

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Court Of Appeal Holds An Employee Cannot Recover Damages For Defamation Related To A Wrongful Termination Claim

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

"Majority Group" Employees Likely To Bring More "Reverse Discrimination" Claims In Wake Of Recent Supreme Court Ruling

United States Employment

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Liskow & Lewis

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Latest Videos

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Non-Disparagement Tips For Employers (Video)

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Offit Kurman

Why Your Tech Business Needs Employee Agreements (IP & Confidentiality) (Video)

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Crowley Law LLC

California's Culture Clash: A Webinar For Employers Caught In The Middle, Margins, Or Mainstream Of A Conflicting And Rapidly Changing Employment Law Paradigm (Video)

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Mintz

Labor & Employment Law Mid-Year Update (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Hospitality Roundtable (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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